Whichever game you are playing, you have the power to play at the any level you want. If you want to be an amateur or a professional it is up to you and your commitment. There are things you can control and things you can’t. To increase performance and get better you have to do the thing you want to be good at.
Want to be happy then practice happy.
Want to be loved then practice love.
Want to be healthy then practice good health.
Want to be wealthy then practice making money.
There is pleasure in suffering and there is no life without suffering. Whether you suffer because you hate what you do or suffer because you love what you do so much, you have to find the pleasure in it. In order to get what you want then you have to deserve what you want. If you want six pack abs then you must go through the intense pain of crunches. If you want to write a book then you must go through the pain and self-doubt of writing. If you want a significant other you must go through the pain of many bad dates.
Everything you want has a price and usually the price is not pleasurable. If you can learn to love or find the good in the suffering then you will see it is manageable. You may even find yourself enjoying a workout because you know the good that will come of it.
Life is not always easy and I dare to say it’s never easy. Something is going to go wrong so be grateful everyday something doesn’t go wrong. It’s in these moments when things go wrong we see who people really are. When we get kicked to the curb, who gets up and who stays down. How fast can you recover from something? Staying down can make a bad situation much worse than to taking things as they come. Know that this is not your last hardship. Know that things can get worse. Know that life is hard. Know these things and also know to be grateful when things are going your way.
Everyone wants something but there is an obstacle keeping us from getting it. We tell ourselves the same things over and over as to why we can’t have the things we want. If it’s a new car we say we can’t afford it or it’s too expensive. If it’s dating we say the person is too attractive or we are too ugly. If it’s an activity we say we’re too old or too fat. If it’s a job or passion we say that we not good enough.
For everything we want there are millions of excuses out there that we use. You keep telling yourself the same excuses and now believe the excuse. I challenge you to create new excuses for why you can do something not why you can’t.
I made a commitment to myself that I will value progress over perfection. I did this because for a long time I valued perfection and noticed I was not going anywhere. I was not happy because ultimately nothing was perfect especially me. When the standard is is unattainable then you will fail every time. When the standard is to get just a little bit better then it is easier to win.
Step outside of yourself and imaging looking down on yourself. See the timeline of where you started, where you are now and where you want to go. Right now you are not where you want to be. The only way to get to where you want to be is to adopt a proven process that gets you the results you want. You must trust the process and the process will take you to new heights you never thought were imaginable.
Go down your list of commitments (comment your top one below).
Commit to being a good person. Commit to being happy. Commit to being a good son or daughter. Commit to having better relationships. Commit to your job and craft. Commit to living a healthy lifestyle. Commit to being the best you.
Something amazing happens when a commitment is made. It cuts off any other possibility. You no longer give yourself the option of doing the opposite. It may not be easy but you know what they ultimate goal is. Of course mistakes will be made but how fast will you re-commit yourself.
The more you own, the more you have to take care of. Keep life simple by only owning what you need. As you get older things start accumulating and unless you get rid of the old there will be no room for the new.
If you are reading this, you don’t even know how much I appreciate you. You have given me light and hope in my darkest times. You have given me motivation when I didn’t have any. I want to say thank you for helping give me something to strive for. I am not alone because I am able to connect with you. We are all in this together and there are so many other things you could be doing but your here with me.
To get all the good you want out of life. You must put all the good into life. All the health, wealth, happiness and love that you want are created by you. If your life doesn’t have these then you have put them into your life. You have the equation wrong. You are feeding the wrong things in your life and life is giving it all back to you. Your health is fueled by your diet and exercise. Your wealth is fueled by your skilled labor. Your happiness if fueled by your growth. Your love is fueled by the relationships in your life.
